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The Last Word with Matt Cooper Today FM
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3.4 • 260 Ratings
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On Ireland's most cutting edge current affairs show, Matt and his guests provide a running stream of intelligent opinions and heated debates on the issues that matter most to Irish listeners. You might not always agree, but you'll never want to miss a Word.
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A Look Ahead To All The Action Euro 2020 Has In Store
The 2020 Euro Championships kick off today when Italy play Turkey tonight.
Portugal are the defending champions, having won the 2016 competition.
There are 24 teams in this year's championship.
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Former professional footballer Mark Lawrenson, Former Republic of Ireland footballer Tony Cascarino and chief football writer at the Independent Miguel Delaney join Matt to chat all the football ahead of the tournament.
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Biden Accuses Boris Of ‘Inflaming’ Irish Tensions
The G7 summit is currently taking place in Cornwall in the Southwest of England.
The countries leaders were discussing the 3 C's - Covid, Climate Change and Close Relationships.
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Nick Ferrari , Presenter of Nick Ferrari at Breakfast on LBC Nick Ferrari joins Matt to goings on within the G7 Summit.
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First Pilot Gig Took Place Last Night: Is It Time To Increase Numbers Attending?
Ireland's first outdoor gig took place last night with 500 people attending in the Iveagh Gardens.
Many say that the James Vincent McMorrow concert was too spread out.
Some are calling for increased numbers at concerts to avoid a subdued atmosphere.
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Professor of Immunology at NUI Maynooth Paul Moynagh, Reporter with the Independent Ciara O'Loughlin, Promoter and Event Producer Shane Dunne and chief sports writer with the Irish Daily Star Kieran Cunningham spoke to The Last Word today about numbers attending gigs.
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The Peequal: Will A New Women’s Urinal Spell The End Of Queues For The Ladies’?
The Peequal is a new women's urinal that can accommodate six females at a time.
At public events there is an average 10 male urinals for every 1 female toilet.
The Peequal is being hailed as the solution to congested queues for Dublin's public toilets.
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Maynooth Counselling's Psychotherapist Helen Vaughan and Aoife Barry Assistant news editor of The Journal joined Matt to discuss what's trending this week.
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New Law Will Allow Workers 10 Days Of Paid Sick Leave
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar published a new bill today for a mandatory sick leave pay scheme.
Varadkar pointed out that just over half of Irish employers have a sick leave pay scheme.
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Columnist with the Business Post Ian Guider joined The Last Word to talk about all the business news this week.
Catch The Last Word on Business weeknights from 6pm on Today FM, with Capital Flow.
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Vaccine Supply: Portal Due To Open For 30 To 39 Year Olds
The HSE stated today that the Vaccine Portal for 30-39-year-olds is being prepared for opening.
However, they were not in a position to give out an exact date yet.
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Clinical Editor of the Medical Independent Priscilla Lynch updated Matt on the current status of the vaccine rollout.
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I agree with Elshawj. Could you please upload the weekly John Gibbon environmental and biodiversity podcast. It’s the only one of it’s kind that you appear to do and for obvious reasons it needs to reach a wider audience. I would like to compliment John for his contributions.
Please stop interrupting your guests with the words “ HANG ON “.
Excellent show, great topics but recently the audio has gone very low and clarity has also diminished.